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Cantata BWV 120a
Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge

German Title

Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge

English Title

Lord God, Ruler of the things (by W. Murray Young)

Event

Cantata for a Wedding [incomplete in its music, but complete in its text]

Composed

Leipzig, 1729 ? (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original)
1st performance: 1729 ? - Leipzig

Text

Joachim Neander (Mvt. 8); Litany (Mvt. 5): Anon (Mvts. 1-3, 6-7)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | French | Hebrew | Italian | Russian-1 | Spanish

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; four-part chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative & Chorus | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Sinfonia | Mvt. 5: Recitative & Chorus | Mvt. 6: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Chorale

Score BGA [2.26 MB]

References

BGA: XLI | NBA: I/33 | BC: B 15 | Zwang: K 179 | First Published: BG, 1894

Commentary

Crouch

Music

-

Discussions

Week of March 4, 2001

Contents

 

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 120a
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 120a
Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 120
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 120
Details of Cantata BWV 120b

Discussions

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 140 - Sacred Vocal Works / Magnificat BWV 243a

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Hänssler

Apr-June 1999

TT: 15:13

Mvts. 2, 5-8. Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn & Leonberg, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenors: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Jun 2001 (Mvt. 6); Mar 2002 (Mvts. 2, 8); May 2002 (Mvt. 7); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvt. 3); Feb 2003 (Mvts. 1, 4); Oct 2003 (Mvt. 5)

TT: 29:18

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2002 - January 2006)


Cantatas BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b: Complete Recordings of BWV 120 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 120 | Recordings of BWV 120a | Details of Cantata BWV 120b | Discussions

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